| 单词 | cue |
| 释义 | cue (once / 1324 pages) 1nv 2n 3n A cue is the long stick used for playing pool. A cue is also a reminder or stimulus to do something. In pool, you use the cue to hit the white ball into the red ball, aiming for a pocket. Other cues make things happen too. In acting, a lighting change or another actor's line could be a cue for you to enter the stage. During rehearsal, the actors need to learn their cues to make sure their timing is right. A cue can also be a clue or reminder of something. Anytime someone has good timing, they're on cue. WORD FAMILYcue: cued, cues, cuing, miscue+/miscue: miscues USAGE EXAMPLESCue tingles down spines, lumps in throats and tears in eyes all round. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) At the core of every habit is a neurological loop with three parts: A cue, a routine and a reward. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) “Let the audience sing,” she urged, and she cued one of her dancers to grab her in a lift. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech Hypo|Hyper prompt, prompting a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) actor's line, speech, words words making up the dialogue of a play 2n a stimulus that provides information about what to do Syn|Hyper discriminative stimulus input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action 3v assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned 2Syn|Hyper prompt, remind inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to n sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards 3Syn|Hyper cue stick, pool cue, pool stick sports implement an implement used in a sport n evidence that helps to solve a problem Syn|Hypo|Hyper clew, clue mark, sign a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) tokensomething serving as a sign of something else evidence an indication that makes something evident |
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